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983B crank seized, now what?
- Thread starter wrwtexan
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kshansen
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Forgot about this one, would love to know what the outcome was.
DMiller
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Myself as well.
Tinkerer
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me tooo !
wrwtexan
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I was supposed to meet with him and a local Cat guru before our latest monsoon set in and haven't been contacted since. With it drying out and on my mind, I'll make contact and see where the project is. I'm the only local equipped to handle it and the guru is contracted to a local landfill operation so I'm likely still on the hook for it.
With the loader down, I had in mind putting a port into a steel boom lift line and raise it with a farm tractor remote and then lock it up.
With the loader down, I had in mind putting a port into a steel boom lift line and raise it with a farm tractor remote and then lock it up.
bunkclimber
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if you're gonna port into the hyd system and use your tractor to raise the boom,better bring about 10gallons extra hydro fluid with you,you'll be needin it..983 has BIG lift cyls
wrwtexan
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For all those who were watching this thread, I finally found the reason for the seizen. The last stab at identifying the problem, I was in my old service truck and lacked a couple of special tools I have now that allowed me to get to the remaining #4 rod cap off which is directly above the crossmember and nearly inaccessible along with high bolt torques. All my previous experience with rod bearing failure has been a burnt looking rod cap that was obvious on pan drop. Not this one. It was clean grey just as the others. Problem solved. Now for the fun part of removing the engine for rebuild with the loader frame partially down. I had always dreaded getting an engine call on a TL with the loader down and what do I get, pulling the engine in the largest model ever made!Thanks for all the members here who have given me great advice since I joined back in 2011. Signing off due to several jacka$$es on here now that forget this forum is meant for help and a little fun to boot and not berating and ridiculing those of us legitimately wanting sound and experienced advice. I can easily find those types without coming here.
petepilot
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I to have been wondering whether you found the cause .glad to hear it was found and will be remedied . don`t let a couple jackasses keep you off the best forum going
Tinkerer
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Please tell us that you are not leaving HEF permenatly !
Ignore the jackasses, there are halfwits on all forums. Report them to a mod and maybe they will ban them.
Welder Dave
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Komatsu made an even larger track loader. I'd be worried about having single grouser dozer pads on a such a heavy loader. Puts way more stress on final drives when turning. Also tracks look too tight.
Nige
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Stick around. From a purely personal interest I want to see how the 983B job plays out.
Especially interested to see the crank and #4 rod bearings when you get the engine out.
Especially interested to see the crank and #4 rod bearings when you get the engine out.
bunkclimber
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stick with us wrwtexan,Ive been waiting for an update on this job. should be a simple fix,just on a lot bigger scale than most can handle.
DMiller
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I do not think the UC is the same thru and thru, rollers alone would need to be heavier for the loaded side loading. Sprocket segments, idlers and base frames MIGHT be.